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I assume you're not allowed to have furniture in this place.. or you need to use benches you assemble in place? I can't imagine getting any kind of pre-assembled couch in there.
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Renaissance Robot posted:so do upper floor residents get in and out via a rope ladder slung over the balcony or what
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Renaissance Robot posted:so do upper floor residents get in and out via a rope ladder slung over the balcony or what I would presume the apartments have lofts.
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I've seen ant farms more convenient to live in. I'd get vertigo on my way to get a midnight snack.
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How's else are you supposed to create a work triangle in that kitchen?
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That actually looks like it cuts into the hole for the bolt. God help them all when that flange goes and let's hope it's water and not something dangerous. Reminds me of my porch light - the builders, instead of running conduit through the wall, ran conduit down the outside to the light. The box is entirely external, and they had to modify the light to accept the conduit at the top. I can't replace it without hacking a half inch round chunk out of the top of whatever new one.
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This looks like a proc gen video game level. Did someone algorithm this building? Renaissance Robot posted:so do upper floor residents get in and out via a rope ladder slung over the balcony or what My read is that those are balconies, and that this is some real cyberpunk poo poo. Enjoy stepping out under a drop-ceiling sky.
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Context for those wondering: this is an apartment building near Virginia Tech.
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SkyeAuroline posted:Context for those wondering: this is an apartment building near Virginia Tech. Seems like it was a courtyard that was enclosed at some point?
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My grandma spent her late 90s in her former high school that was converted into assisted living apartments setup fairly similar to this. They were finished much nicer though, with plaster ceilings in the halls and murals everywhere. Her cognition actually improved after moving in.
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Sloppy posted:Seems like it was a courtyard that was enclosed at some point? I think it was designed enclosed and the balcony setup is a legal compliance thing. From a claimed former resident: "They're four bedroom apartments- three face the exterior, but one does not. The balconies to the atrium are for emergency egress purposes. And yeah, that fourth bedroom doesn't have a window. But it's the biggest room in the apartment!" "I think it was built this way- the site is on a slope, and the ground floor of this building is shops. The atrium/apartments are on the second level, with on grade access from one side of the building. It's very close to campus, so having a building that is both retail and residential is ideal. The comment below is correct, this is Tech Village Center in Blacksburg, VA."
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Enos Cabell posted:My grandma spent her late 90s in her former high school that was converted into assisted living apartments setup fairly similar to this. They were finished much nicer though, with plaster ceilings in the halls and murals everywhere. Her cognition actually improved after moving in. They really had balconies in an assisted living facility?
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SkyeAuroline posted:I think it was designed enclosed and the balcony setup is a legal compliance thing.
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It’s the second floor of the building too, the first floor is food and shops. (I’ve lived in Blacksburg for years, there’s been some flavor of 3am drunk pizza place on that row of shops for decades now)
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EasilyConfused posted:They really had balconies in an assisted living facility? Well, they weren't actually balconies, but little fenced in patios on the same level. Kinda had the same vibe going, just nicer looking.
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Frinkahedron posted:It’s the second floor of the building too, the first floor is food and shops. Location, location, location.
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Dareon posted:Location, location, location. Yep. Past like 11pm the Sheetz near my college was all students and wild-eyed crazy people.
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Sirotan posted:https://twitter.com/zillowgonewild/status/1410637275965308930 I knew I remembered someone here posting this. Saw this today on my feed from a redditor under contract for this house asking for help to get insurance for their mortgage since no one will cover the place. They also included a picture of the roof: 
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How is that tree's root system getting any water at all?
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It's Florida so the house is likely only six inches above the water table.
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Someone gonna get screwed.
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PageMaster posted:I knew I remembered someone here posting this. omg yes, thank you so much for finding this, never would have expected to get an update on this dumb house.
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Guy only needs insurance on the dumb tree to close the sale, he's planning on removing it and remodeling, but can't close because no one wants anything to do with the tree at all. I imagine that he's going to have to find some company willing to give him some 3-month policy at a wild price just to close the sale. You might ask how the current owners are dealing with it - apparently, they couldn't find an insurer willing to deal with it either, so they're simply uninsured!
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Ashcans posted:Guy only needs insurance on the dumb tree to close the sale, he's planning on removing it and remodeling, but can't close because no one wants anything to do with the tree at all. I imagine that he's going to have to find some company willing to give him some 3-month policy at a wild price just to close the sale. From the sounds of it they had the house paid off so no mortgage or requirement for insurance, were just yoloing it up without insurance in Florida.
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Aug 12, 2021 18:19
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This is the equivalent of "jam a penny in it" when no penny will span the distance.
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Aug 12, 2021 18:36
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I feel like remodel is being used very loosely; I can't imagine you can get away without rebuilding a lot of structure in the house without even considering anything they find when they start taking the tree out. Edit: house is also below flood zone and needs to be raised 3 feet. PageMaster fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Aug 12, 2021 |
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Aug 12, 2021 21:35
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Ah, they have the slow-blow fuses.
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At least the Redditor seems to understand the scope of the problem for once and has feasible plans to deal with it. I expected something like 'I already bought the battery-powered chainsaw and a pack of shingles, everything is fine!'
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I would simply not buy that house.
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Lesson for later: If I do want a tree inside my house, put it in a boxed-in atrium instead of routing the trunk through my kitchen and out through the roof; got it.
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Aug 12, 2021 23:15
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Build walls around the tree and declare that it is in a courtyard. Now the house is perfectly insurable.
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Aug 12, 2021 23:17
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Put the tree in a big trenchcoat and tell the home inspector it's your large son.
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Aug 12, 2021 23:35
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It looks like both the Zestimate® and the tax assessment are $200K above the asking price. If he can get the tree out without breaking anything that's instant equity. Even if it costs more than the $7k he has planned to remove the tree and fix the roof and whatnot, there's still a lot of wiggle room where he comes out ahead.
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Yes, I’m sure there’s nothing else significantly wrong with this house in which the previous owners thought it was wise to fully incorporate a living tree dead center and haven’t been able to insure for who knows how long because of that
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PageMaster posted:I feel like remodel is being used very loosely; I can't imagine you can get away without rebuilding a lot of structure in the house without even considering anything they find when they start taking the tree out. Depending on the species, the root ball of the tree could be considerably larger than it's crown. It would be a great place for a developer to pick up cheap and bowl the whole lot, and financial suicide for a remodeler.
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Stolen from Schadenfreude thread
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